Author Archives: Nevi’im

כִּ֣י מִ֣י בַז֮ לְיֹ֣ום קְטַנֹּות֒ וְשָׂמְח֗וּ וְרָא֞וּ אֶת־הָאֶ֧בֶן הַבְּדִ֛יל בְּיַ֥ד זְרֻבָּבֶ֖ל שִׁבְעָה־אֵ֑לֶּה עֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה הֵ֥מָּה מְשֹׁוטְטִ֖ים בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ For who has despised the day of small things? And they shall rejoice and shall see the plummet-stone in the hand of Zerubbavel—these … Continue reading →

יְדֵ֣י זְרֻבָּבֶ֗ל יִסְּד֛וּ הַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּ֖ה וְיָדָ֣יו תְּבַצַּ֑עְנָה וְיָ֣דַעְתָּ֔ כִּֽי־יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות שְׁלָחַ֥נִי אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃ The hands of Zerubbavel have founded this house, and his hands shall complete it, and you shall know that YHWH of Hosts has sent me to you.   … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it came to pass”; Notes: Standard narrative introduction … Continue reading →

מִֽי־אַתָּ֧ה הַֽר־הַגָּדֹ֛ול לִפְנֵ֥י זְרֻבָּבֶ֖ל לְמִישֹׁ֑ר וְהֹוצִיא֙ אֶת־הָאֶ֣בֶן הָרֹאשָׁ֔ה תְּשֻׁאֹ֕ות חֵ֥ן חֵ֖ן לָֽהּ׃ פ Who are you, great mountain, before Zerubbavel? To a plain! And he shall bring out the top stone, cries of “Grace, grace to it.”   Morphology מִי … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֜עַן וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלַי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר זֶ֚ה דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־זְרֻבָּבֶ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר לֹ֤א בְחַ֨יִל֙ וְלֹ֣א בְכֹ֔חַ כִּ֣י אִם־בְּרוּחִ֔י אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹֽות׃ And he answered and said to me, saying, “This is the word of YHWH to Zerubbavel, saying: ‘Not by might and not by … Continue reading →

וַ֠יַּעַן הַמַּלְאָ֞ךְ הַדֹּבֵ֥ר בִּי֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י הֲלֹ֥וא יָדַ֖עְתָּ מָה־הֵ֣מָּה אֵ֑לֶּה וָאֹמַ֖ר לֹ֥א אֲדֹנִֽי׃ And the messenger answered, the one speaking with me, and he said to me, “Have you not known what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.” … Continue reading →

וָאַ֨עַן֙ וָֽאֹמַ֔ר אֶל־הַמַּלְאָ֛ךְ הַדֹּבֵ֥ר בִּ֖י לֵאמֹ֑ר מָה־אֵ֖לֶּה אֲדֹנִֽי׃ And I answered and I said to the messenger who is speaking with me, saying, “What are these, my lord?”   Morphology וָאַעַן (va-aʿan) – Root: ענה (ʿanah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative … Continue reading →

וּשְׁנַ֥יִם זֵיתִ֖ים עָלֶ֑יהָ אֶחָד֙ מִימִ֣ין הַגֻּלָּ֔ה וְאֶחָ֖ד עַל־שְׂמֹאלָֽהּ׃ And two olive trees are upon it, one on the right of the bowl, and one on its left.”   Morphology וּשְׁנַיִם (u-shenayim) – Root: שׁנים (shenayim); Form: Conjunction וְ + numeral … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י מָ֥ה אַתָּ֖ה רֹאֶ֑ה וַיֹּאמֶר רָאִ֣יתִי וְהִנֵּ֣ה מְנֹורַת֩ זָהָ֨ב כֻּלָּ֜הּ וְגֻלָּ֣הּ עַל־רֹאשָׁ֗הּ וְשִׁבְעָ֤ה נֵרֹתֶ֨יהָ֙ עָלֶ֔יהָ שִׁבְעָ֤ה וְשִׁבְעָה֙ מֽוּצָקֹ֔ות לַנֵּרֹ֖ות אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־רֹאשָֽׁהּ׃ And he said to me, “What are you seeing?” And I said, “I have seen, and behold, a … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֕שָׁב הַמַּלְאָ֖ךְ הַדֹּבֵ֣ר בִּ֑י וַיְעִירֵ֕נִי כְּאִ֖ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יֵעֹ֥ור מִשְּׁנָתֹֽו׃ And the messenger returned, the one speaking with me, and he roused me as a man who awakens from his sleep.   Morphology וַיָּשָׁב (va-yashav) – Root: שׁוב (shuv); Form: Qal wayyiqtol … Continue reading →

בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֗וּא נְאֻם֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֔ות תִּקְרְא֖וּ אִ֣ישׁ לְרֵעֵ֑הוּ אֶל־תַּ֥חַת גֶּ֖פֶן וְאֶל־תַּ֥חַת תְּאֵנָֽה׃ In that day,’ declares YHWH of Hosts, ‘you will call a man to his companion to beneath a vine and to beneath a fig tree.’”   Morphology בַּיֹּום … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י הִנֵּ֣ה הָאֶ֗בֶן אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָתַ֨תִּי֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹושֻׁ֔עַ עַל־אֶ֥בֶן אַחַ֖ת שִׁבְעָ֣ה עֵינָ֑יִם הִנְנִ֧י מְפַתֵּ֣חַ פִּתֻּחָ֗הּ נְאֻם֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֔ות וּמַשְׁתִּ֛י אֶת־עֲוֹ֥ן הָאָֽרֶץ־הַהִ֖יא בְּיֹ֥ום אֶחָֽד׃ ‘For behold the stone that I have set before Yehoshua, upon one stone are seven eyes; behold, I … Continue reading →

שְֽׁמַֽע־נָ֞א יְהֹושֻׁ֣עַ הַכֹּהֵ֣ן הַגָּדֹ֗ול אַתָּה֙ וְרֵעֶ֨יךָ֙ הַיֹּשְׁבִ֣ים לְפָנֶ֔יךָ כִּֽי־אַנְשֵׁ֥י מֹופֵ֖ת הֵ֑מָּה כִּֽי־הִנְנִ֥י מֵבִ֛יא אֶת־עַבְדִּ֖י צֶֽמַח׃ Hear now, Yehoshua the great priest, you and your companions who sit before you, for they are men of sign, for behold, I am bringing … Continue reading →

כֹּה־אָמַ֞ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֗ות אִם־בִּדְרָכַ֤י תֵּלֵךְ֙ וְאִ֣ם אֶת־מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֣י תִשְׁמֹ֔ר וְגַם־אַתָּה֙ תָּדִ֣ין אֶת־בֵּיתִ֔י וְגַ֖ם תִּשְׁמֹ֣ר אֶת־חֲצֵרָ֑י וְנָתַתִּ֤י לְךָ֙ מַהְלְכִ֔ים בֵּ֥ין הָעֹמְדִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ Thus said YHWH of Hosts, “If you walk in My ways, and if you keep My charge, then also you … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֨עַד֙ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה בִּיהֹושֻׁ֖עַ לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the messenger of YHWH testified against Yehoshua, saying,   Morphology וַיָּעַד (va-yaʿad) — Root: עוד (ʿud); Form: Conjunction + Hiphil wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “And he testified” / “And he admonished”; Notes: Hiphil conveys causing … Continue reading →

וָאֹמַ֕ר יָשִׂ֛ימוּ צָנִ֥יף טָהֹ֖ור עַל־רֹאשֹׁ֑ו וַיָּשִׂימוּ֩ הַצָּנִ֨יף הַטָּהֹ֜ור עַל־רֹאשֹׁ֗ו וַיַּלְבִּשֻׁ֨הוּ֙ בְּגָדִ֔ים וּמַלְאַ֥ךְ יְהוָ֖ה עֹמֵֽד׃ And I said, “Let them set a pure turban upon his head,” and they set the pure turban upon his head, and they clothed him with … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֣עַן וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֶל־הָעֹמְדִ֤ים לְפָנָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הָסִ֛ירוּ הַבְּגָדִ֥ים הַצֹּאִ֖ים מֵעָלָ֑יו וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו רְאֵ֨ה הֶעֱבַ֤רְתִּי מֵעָלֶ֨יךָ֙ עֲוֹנֶ֔ךָ וְהַלְבֵּ֥שׁ אֹתְךָ֖ מַחֲלָצֹֽות׃ And He answered and said to those standing before Him, saying, “Remove the filthy garments from upon him.” And He said to … Continue reading →

וִיהֹושֻׁ֕עַ הָיָ֥ה לָבֻ֖שׁ בְּגָדִ֣ים צֹואִ֑ים וְעֹמֵ֖ד לִפְנֵ֥י הַמַּלְאָֽךְ׃ And Yehoshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the messenger.   Morphology וִיהֹושֻׁעַ (vi-Yehoshua) — Root: יהושׁע (Yehoshua); Form: Conjunction + proper noun; Translation: “And Yehoshua”; Notes: Continues the … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־הַשָּׂטָ֗ן יִגְעַ֨ר יְהוָ֤ה בְּךָ֙ הַשָּׂטָ֔ן וְיִגְעַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ בְּךָ֔ הַבֹּחֵ֖ר בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם הֲלֹ֧וא זֶ֦ה א֖וּד מֻצָּ֥ל מֵאֵֽשׁ׃ And YHWH said to the Satan, “YHWH rebuke you, O Satan, and YHWH rebuke you, the One who chooses Yerushalayim. Is not this … Continue reading →

וַיַּרְאֵ֗נִי אֶת־יְהֹושֻׁ֨עַ֙ הַכֹּהֵ֣ן הַגָּדֹ֔ול עֹמֵ֕ד לִפְנֵ֖י מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֑ה וְהַשָּׂטָ֛ן עֹמֵ֥ד עַל־יְמִינֹ֖ו לְשִׂטְנֹֽו׃ And he showed me Yehoshua the great priest standing before the messenger of YHWH, and the Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.   Morphology וַיַּרְאֵנִי … Continue reading →

הַ֥ס כָּל־בָּשָׂ֖ר מִפְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֥י נֵעֹ֖ור מִמְּעֹ֥ון קָדְשֹֽׁו׃ ס Be silent, all flesh, from before YHWH, for He is aroused from His holy habitation.”   Morphology הַס (has) — Root: הַס (has); Form: Interjection/imperative of silence; Translation: “Be silent”; Notes: … Continue reading →

וְנָחַ֨ל יְהוָ֤ה אֶת־יְהוּדָה֙ חֶלְקֹ֔ו עַ֖ל אַדְמַ֣ת הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וּבָחַ֥ר עֹ֖וד בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ And YHWH shall inherit Yehuda as His portion upon the holy ground, and He shall again choose Yerushalayim.   Morphology וְנָחַל (ve-nakhal) — Root: נחל (nakhal); Form: Conjunction + Qal … Continue reading →

וְנִלְווּ֩ גֹויִ֨ם רַבִּ֤ים אֶל־יְהוָה֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא וְהָ֥יוּ לִ֖י לְעָ֑ם וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֣י בְתֹוכֵ֔ךְ וְיָדַ֕עַתְּ כִּי־יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות שְׁלָחַ֥נִי אֵלָֽיִךְ׃ “And many nations shall join themselves to YHWH in that day, and they shall be to me for a people, and I will dwell … Continue reading →

רָנִּ֥י וְשִׂמְחִ֖י בַּת־צִיֹּ֑ון כִּ֧י הִנְנִי־בָ֛א וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֥י בְתֹוכֵ֖ךְ נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ Sing and rejoice, daughter of Tsiyyon, for behold I am coming, and I will dwell in your midst,” declares YHWH.   Morphology רָנִּי (ranni) — Root: רנן (ranan); Form: Qal imperative 2fs; … Continue reading →

כִּ֠י הִנְנִ֨י מֵנִ֤יף אֶת־יָדִי֙ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וְהָי֥וּ שָׁלָ֖ל לְעַבְדֵיהֶ֑ם וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕ם כִּֽי־יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות שְׁלָחָֽנִי׃ ס For behold, I am waving my hand over them, and they shall be plunder to their servants, and you shall know that YHWH of Hosts has sent … Continue reading →

כִּ֣י כֹ֣ה אָמַר֮ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹות֒ אַחַ֣ר כָּבֹ֔וד שְׁלָחַ֕נִי אֶל־הַגֹּויִ֖ם הַשֹּׁלְלִ֣ים אֶתְכֶ֑ם כִּ֚י הַנֹּגֵ֣עַ בָּכֶ֔ם נֹגֵ֖עַ בְּבָבַ֥ת עֵינֹֽו׃ For thus said YHWH of Hosts: “After glory he has sent me to the nations who plunder you, for the one touching you … Continue reading →

הֹ֥וי צִיֹּ֖ון הִמָּלְטִ֑י יֹושֶׁ֖בֶת בַּת־בָּבֶֽל׃ ס “Ho, Tsiyyon, escape, you who dwell, daughter of Bavel.”   Morphology הֹוי (hoi) — Root: הוי (hoy); Form: Interjection; Translation: “Ho”; Notes: An urgent summons or warning. צִיֹּון (Tsiyon) — Root: ציון (Tsiyon); Form: … Continue reading →

הֹ֣וי הֹ֗וי וְנֻ֛סוּ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ צָפֹ֖ון נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֠י כְּאַרְבַּ֞ע רוּחֹ֧ות הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם פֵּרַ֥שְׂתִּי אֶתְכֶ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ “Ho, ho, flee from the land of the north,” declares YHWH, “for like the four winds of the heavens I have spread you,” delcares YHWH.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַאֲנִ֤י אֶֽהְיֶה־לָּהּ֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה חֹ֥ומַת אֵ֖שׁ סָבִ֑יב וּלְכָבֹ֖וד אֶֽהְיֶ֥ה בְתֹוכָֽהּ׃ פ And I will be to her,’ declares YHWH, ‘a wall of fire around, and for glory I will be in her.’”   Morphology וַאֲנִי (va-ani) — Root: אני (ʾani); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔ו רֻ֗ץ דַּבֵּ֛ר אֶל־הַנַּ֥עַר הַלָּ֖ז לֵאמֹ֑ר פְּרָזֹות֙ תֵּשֵׁ֣ב יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם מֵרֹ֥ב אָדָ֛ם וּבְהֵמָ֖ה בְּתֹוכָֽהּ׃ And he said to him, “Run, speak to that young man, saying, ‘Yerushalayim shall dwell as open regions because of the multitude of man and beast … Continue reading →